IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 679 

Condemning the Ukrainian separatists illegally occupying the Ukrainian city 

of Donetsk, and the surrounding territory, as terrorists for shooting 

down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, 

and condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for supplying 

the arms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. MCKINLEY, 

Mr. ENYART, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the Ukrainian separatists illegally occupying the 

Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and the surrounding territory, 

as terrorists for shooting down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and condemning 

the Government of the Russian Federation for supplying 

the arms. 

Whereas the city of Donetsk, and the surrounding area, are 

recognized by the United States as being under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ukraine; 

Whereas the city is occupied by a militant group wishing autonomy from the Government of Ukraine; 


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Whereas this entity, calling itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, is not recognized as being autonomous by any sovereign nation; 

Whereas the United States believes actions made by the separatists in Donetsk are efforts by the Russian Federation 

to destabilize the Ukraine; 

Whereas the United States-Ukraine ambassador Geoffrey R. 

Pyatt characterized the separatists in Donetsk as terrorists; 

Whereas Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by 

a SA–11 Gadfly within the surrounding area of Donetsk; 

Whereas the act of targeting, engaging, and destroying a passenger airline of non-combatants is considered an act of 

terror; 

Whereas the SA–11 Gadfly is a Russian made Buk surfaceto-air missile system; and 

Whereas producing weapons to a terrorist organization is 

considered by the international community as ‘‘statesponsored terrorism’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the Ukrainian separatists illegally 

3 occupying the Ukrainian city of Donetsk and the 

4 surrounding territory, as terrorists for shooting 

5 down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Air6 lines Flight MH17, and condemning the Government 

7 of the Russian Federation for supplying the arms; 

8 (2) calls on the Ukrainian separatists of 

9 Donetsk to disband and relinquish rightful control of 


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1 the city of Donetsk and the surrounding area to the 

2 Government of Ukraine; 

3 (3) calls on the Government of the Russian 

4 Federation to immediately desist attempts to under5 mine the Government of Ukraine and to cease the 

6 arming of all militaristic and terroristic groups; 

7 (4) calls on the President and Secretary of 

8 State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to im9 mediately condemn the Ukrainian separatists of 

10 Donetsk for shooting down a civilian passenger air11 liner and the Russian Federation for supplying the 

12 arms; and 

13 (5) urges the President and Secretary of State 

14 to utilize all available means to compel the Govern15 ment of the Russian Federation to withdraw all sup16 port from all militaristic and terroristic groups 

17 whose goal is to undermine the Government of 

18 Ukraine. 

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